Centre for British Politics and Government

The Centre for British Politics and Government are interested in the study of government and politics in the United Kingdom from an historical, political science, political theory and constitutional perspective. They are concerned with the institutions and mechanisms of politics, as well as the social environment in which they operate and interact.

Members

Robert Blackburn

Professor of Constitutional Law

Andrew Blick

Reader in Politics and Contemporary History

Vernon Bogdanor

Research Professor at the Centre for British Politics and Government

Matthew Glencross

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Simon James

Research Fellow

Michael Kandiah

Lecturer in Contemporary British History & Director of OHP

Christopher Knowles

Research Fellow

Roger Mortimore

Professor of Public Opinion & Political Analysis

Mitya Pearson

PhD Candidate

Pat Thane

Professor in Contemporary British History

Robert Worcester

Professor of Public Opinion and Political Analysis

The Witness Seminar Programme

Since 1986 the Witness Seminar Programme, directed by Dr Michael Kandiah, has organised over 100 oral history 'witness seminars', creating an unparalleled oral history archive - which are best described as group interviews - on a variety of topics ranging from the 1982 Falklands War, the resistance to the Poll Tax, the failure of the Exchange Rate Mechanism in 1992 and the Friends of the Nunhead Cemetery, an examination of community activism.

The Witness Seminar Programme

KCL Polling Club

The King’s College London Polling Club offers students the chance to learn about how opinion polls work through hands-on experience.

Click here to read more information about the KCL Polling Club

Citizens' Convention on UK Democracy

The UK faces important decisions about the future form of its democracy. The aim of this project is to involve ordinary people in shaping the way we govern ourselves.

Click here to read more about the Citizens’ Convention on UK Democracy

The Centre is a vehicle for the work of the Department of Political Economy at King’s in the fields of British politics and government, employing the unique interdisciplinary approach that is characteristic of the Department. It draws on approaches ranging from history to economics to political science and political theory.

Stretching the Constitution: the Brexit shock in historic perspective 07 March 2019

The international appeal of behavioural public policy: is nudge an Anglo-American phenomenon? 22 February 2019

Rethinking the Role of Experts and Expertise in Behavioural Public Policy 30 January 2019

The Impact of Peer, Politician, and Celebrity Endorsements on Volunteering: A Field Experiment with English Students 22 October 2018

Divided Kingdom. A History of Britain, 1900 to the Present 31 August 2018

Do freedom of information laws increase transparency of government?: A replication of a field experiment 31 August 2018

Using Sequence Analysis to Understand Career Progression: An Application to the UK House of Commons 14 August 2018

How best to open up local democracy?: A randomised experiment to encourage contested elections and greater representativeness in English parish councils 02 July 2018

Brexit Britain, two years on 01 June 2018

How digital design shapes political participation: A natural experiment with social information 27 April 2018

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Upcoming lectures

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Contemporary British History Seminars

The Centre for British Politics and Government holds a regular research seminar on Contemporary British History, which all students are encouraged to attend.

Click here to view upcoming Contemporary British History Seminars

Contact us

Dr Andrew Blick is the Director of the Centre for British Politics and Government.

andrew.blick@kcl.ac.uk

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